Bible in Basic English
"And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:"
— Matthew 13:5, Bible in Basic English
“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:”
“and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: ”
“Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.”
“Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.”
And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.
And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.